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Meaning of orbit in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɔrbət/

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  1. Verb

    orbit

    Definitions

    1. move in an orbit

    Examples

    • « The moon orbits around the Earth »
    • « The planets are orbiting the sun »
    • « electrons orbit the nucleus »
  2. Noun

    orbit

    Etymology

    mid 16th century (in orbit (sense 3 of the noun)): from Latin orbita‘course, track’ (in medieval Latin ‘eye socket’), feminine of orbitus‘circular’, from orbis‘ring’

    Definitions

    1. the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

    Examples

    • « he plotted the orbit of the moon »
  3. 2. a particular environment or walk of life

    Examples

    • « his social sphere is limited »
    • « it was a closed area of employment »
    • « he's out of my orbit »
  4. 3. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

    Examples

    • « the ambit of municipal legislation »
    • « within the compass of this article »
    • « within the scope of an investigation »
    • « outside the reach of the law »
    • « in t »
  5. 4. the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
  6. 5. the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

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